According to legend, there was a blessing in jiujiang shangyu, and he had eight sons. At the age of nearly forty years old, he was happy to have a daughter and was named Zhu Yingtai. Zhu Yingtai is beautiful and intelligent, Zhu Yuanwai loves her little daughter very much, regards her as a pearl in the palm of her hand, and cares for Her until Zhu Yingtai has been reading and learning with her brother since childhood, she is familiar with poetry, proficient in piano and chess books, and when she was fifteen or sixteen years old, she wanted to study in the school in other places. However, at that time, girls could not go out to study at all. To this end, Yingtai decided to pretend to be a boy and go to study abroad, Zhu Yingtai dressed himself as a prince, and his sideburns dressed up as a bookboy. On this day, Zhu Yuanwai was drinking tea in the hall, when he saw a book boy leading a prince in. Salute him. He hurriedly got up to give up his seat and asked the prince for his honorific surname. Seeing that he had deceived his father, Zhu Yingtai was very happy. She changed out of her boyish clothes and looked at her father with a smile. The startled father blamed his daughter for being naughty and not understanding the rules. Zhu Yingtai told Zhu Yuanwai that he wanted to go to study in other places. Zhu Yuanwai was worried about his daughter's safety, so he refused. But Zhu Yingtai was soft and hard, and Zhu Yuan could not stand her playing tricks, so he had to agree. Before leaving. His father demanded that Zhu Yingtai must dress as a man and not reveal the secret of being a girl, otherwise he would be ridiculed by others.
Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai
Three days later, Zhu Yingtai took the "book boy" straight to the famous Wansong Academy in Hangzhou. While resting on the way to the academy, they met a scholar with a clear eyebrow, and after a brief greeting and introduction, Zhu Yingtai fang learned that this scholar's name was Liang Shanbo, a kuàiji person, and who had also gone to Wansong Academy to study. Zhu Yingtai and Liang Shanbo chatted for a long time, very close, and then the two became brothers in the pavilion.
The two of them went to the academy together and met the teacher. The teacher liked them when he saw that they were handsome and well-behaved. Arrange for them to study at the same desk and sleep in the same dormitory. Liang Shanbo cared for Zhu Yingtai as he did for his own brother.
In order not to let Liang Shanbo know that she was a girl, Zhu Yingtai put two book boxes between the two of them every night before going to bed, and put a bowl full of water on the book boxes. She explained to Liang Shanbo that she was not sleeping well and was easy to wake up, hoping that he would not turn over and move when he fell asleep. If not a single drop of water spilled from the bowl, she could get a good night's sleep. Liang Shanbo listened to it and was very considerate of Zhu Yingtai, so that in order to let her sleep well every day, she always lay down in a regular manner. Therefore, it has not been found that Zhu Yingtai is a girl.
The attentive teacher had already seen that Zhu Yingtai was a girl. Shi Niang called Zhu Yingtai to tell Zhu Yingtai that she knew about her dress as a man, and it was precisely because of this that Shi Niang took more careful care of Zhu Yingtai from then on. If Zhu Yingtai has any difficulties and worries, he will also tell the master and mother.
Fast forward three years, and the friendship between Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai has become deeper and deeper. This morning, Zhu Yingtai received a letter from home, saying that Zhu Yuanwai was ill and asked her to hurry back. Zhu Yingtai asked the teacher for leave, and then found the teacher, and gently expressed to the teacher the idea of asking the teacher to be a matchmaker for her and Liang Shanbo. Because in the three years she spent with Liang Shanbo, she found that Liang Shanbo was loyal and honest, considerate of others, and studied hard, and she hoped to entrust her life to someone like Liang Shanbo. Before leaving, she gave the sachet she had made by herself to Shi Niang, and asked shi Niang to transfer it to Liang Shanbo, so that Liang Shanbo could come to her house as soon as possible to mention that Zhu Yingtai was about to leave Liang Shanbo, and she was very reluctant to say anything but sent it far. Along the way, Zhu Yingtai repeatedly euphemistically expressed his heart, and Liang Shanbo's yu head was not enlightened. Zhu Yingtai could only say, "Brother Liang, let's separate from each other." My little sister is the ninth in the family and I look exactly the same, and my character and learning are also comparable. If Brother Liang is willing to come to my house quickly to propose to him. I have also entrusted the teacher to do the details after you return to the academy, and the teacher will tell you the details. Liang Shanbo admired Zhu Yingtai very much, and when he said that the Ninth Sister looked like him, he happily agreed to come down. When they were separated, the two said goodbye with tears. Watching Zhu Yingtai go farther and farther away until he disappeared, Liang Shanbo turned and left.
Zhu Yingtai returned home and found that Zhu Yuanwai's illness had been cured. Zhu Yingtai changed back into a woman's outfit and no longer let her go out to study. It just so happened that a big master surnamed Ma came to wish the family a courtship. Zhu Yuanwai knew that the Ma family had a solid foundation, so he agreed to this family affair. After Zhu Yingtai knew about it, he resolutely opposed it. She told her father that she had asked her teacher to be a matchmaker.
I want to entrust my life to Liang Shanbo. Zhu Yuanwai resolutely opposed: "The marriage of children has always been decided by parents. Other things can be promised to you, and marriage matters cannot be up to you. Liang Shanbo's family is poor, and you will suffer hardships when you marry him. The Ma family is well-off, and if you marry Ma Wencai, you can enjoy glory and wealth. Zhu Yingtai cried and made trouble, but Zhu Yuanwai did not change his mind. Soon, Zhu Yuanwai accepted the dowry of the Ma family and prepared for them to marry in two months.
After returning to the academy, Liang Shanbo was busy with the exam. As soon as he finished the exam, he went to his teacher to inquire about the situation. Shi Niang handed over the sachet that Zhu Yingtai had given her to Liang Shanbo and said to him, "Uncle Shan. This is a sachet made by Yingtai herself, she asked me to hand it over to you, and she will entrust it to you for life. After listening to Master Niang's words, Liang Shanbo was a little puzzled. Under the repeated explanations of the teacher's mother, Liang Shanbo, who reacted slowly, understood that the nine sisters that Zhu Yingtai said were herself, and after knowing the truth, Liang Shan immediately asked the teacher for leave, prepared the bride price, and rushed to the Zhu family to propose to her.
When I arrived at the Zhu family, Liang Shanbo saw that Zhu Yingtai, who was dressed as a woman, was so beautiful. As soon as he said that he had come to reveal his relatives, Zhu Yingtai, who heard this, burst into tears, and she said, "Brother Liang, you are late, and my father has already promised me to the Ma family!" Liang Shanbo listened. Disheartened, the two held their heads and cried. Zhu Yuanwai heard the crying and rushed over, angrily drove Liang Shanbo out, and returned home under strict supervision of Zhu Yingtai, and Liang Shanbo was devastated. He thought of Zhu Yingtai. I don't eat, drink, or sleep. After suffering this blow, he fell ill and died not long after. Before dying. He the people in the house. After his death, he was to be buried at the foot of the South Mountain from the Zhu family to the Ma family.
Zhu Yingtai heard the news of Liang Shanbo's death and did not speak or shed tears. She came to the front of Zhu Yuanwai, first knelt down and prostrated her head three times, and then said: "I can marry Ma Wencai, but I must promise me three things: First, on the day of marriage, I will cover Liang Shanbo with ma Zang filial piety; Second, the flower palanquin must pass through the foot of the South Mountain; Third, I want to get out of the car and burn paper for Brother Liang. If they didn't promise me, the Ma family would only be able to see my body. Ma Wencai had already heard that Zhu Yingtai was talented and beautiful, and in order to be able to marry this marriage, he reluctantly agreed to her request.
When it came to the day of the Ma family's greeting, Zhu Yingtai put on filial piety and sat expressionlessly in the flower palanquin to welcome the relatives. When they passed liang Shanbo's grave, suddenly the wind blew wildly, flying sand and stones, and the strong wind blew the car up to the point where the car could not move, and the flower car could only stop. At this time, Ya Ji told Zhu Yingtai that Liang Shanbo's tomb was in front. Zhu Yingtai stepped out of the flower palanquin and came to Liang Shanbo's tomb to pay tribute despite obstacles. Zhu Yingtai slowly walked to the grave, knelt down and cried bitterly. Instantaneous, thunder and lightning. The rain poured down and "boomed", and the grave cracked a large crack: Zhu Yingtai, dressed in filial piety, shouted Liang Shanbo's name while jumping into the grave. Before Zhu Yingtai could pull her up, with a "bang", the grave closed again. The stunned crowd stood where they were, overwhelmed.
Soon, the rain passed and a rainbow appeared in the sky. At this time, the crowd saw a pair of beautiful butterflies flying out of the grave and dancing in the sun. Everyone said that the souls of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai turned into a pair of colorful butterflies that will never be separated.